Shot in Scindia School, Gwalior, The (13 episode long) show is one of the most realistic depictions of the life of students in a higher secondary boarding school. The story starts with newcomer students Satish and Anurag Sharma joining the school. Shahnaz is their dominating classmate, whose father Mr Khan is a kind and understanding housemaster. Actor Ali Asgar also plays a student. Headboy of the school is Rakesh Kapoor. His friends are Chatterjee, a geek, and Sabby and they have a rival group with schoolmate Francis.
The show revolves around the lives of students, their separation from family and how they adjust to life in a boarding school. Teacher-student relationship and the role of teachers and school in shaping young minds has been depicted well. It deals with pranks, academics, inter-house rivalry, sports, The characters are shaped well, showing both their positives and vulnerabilities.
Though it's a 1990s series most issues are still very much relevant and youngsters of today will enjoy watching it, for sure.